Word.Paragraph class

Specifies the alignment for a paragraph. The value can be 'left', 'centered', 'right', or 'justified'.

alignment: Word.Alignment | "Mixed" | "Unknown" | "Left" | "Centered" | "Right" | "Justified";

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/paragraph-properties.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Center last paragraph alignment.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getLast().alignment = "Centered";

  await context.sync();
});

Gets the collection of content control objects in the paragraph.

readonly contentControls: Word.ContentControlCollection;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

The request context associated with the object. This connects the add-in's process to the Office host application's process.

context: RequestContext;

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Gets the collection of endnotes in the paragraph.

readonly endnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Gets the collection of fields in the paragraph.

readonly fields: Word.FieldCollection;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Specifies the value, in points, for a first line or hanging indent. Use a positive value to set a first-line indent, and use a negative value to set a hanging indent.

firstLineIndent: number;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Gets the text format of the paragraph. Use this to get and set font name, size, color, and other properties.

readonly font: Word.Font;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Gets the collection of footnotes in the paragraph.

readonly footnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Gets the collection of InlinePicture objects in the paragraph. The collection doesn't include floating images.

readonly inlinePictures: Word.InlinePictureCollection;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Indicates the paragraph is the last one inside its parent body.

readonly isLastParagraph: boolean;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Checks whether the paragraph is a list item.

readonly isListItem: boolean;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Specifies the left indent value, in points, for the paragraph.

leftIndent: number;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/paragraph-properties.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Indent the first paragraph.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst().leftIndent = 75; //units = points

  return context.sync();
});

Specifies the line spacing, in points, for the specified paragraph. In the Word UI, this value is divided by 12.

lineSpacing: number;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/paragraph-properties.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Adjust line spacing.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst().lineSpacing = 20;

  await context.sync();
});

Specifies the amount of spacing, in grid lines, after the paragraph.

lineUnitAfter: number;

Property Value

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/paragraph-properties.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Set the space (in line units) after the first paragraph.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst().lineUnitAfter = 1;

  await context.sync();
});

Specifies the amount of spacing, in grid lines, before the paragraph.

lineUnitBefore: number;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/paragraph-properties.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Set the space (in line units) before the first paragraph.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst().lineUnitBefore = 1;

  await context.sync();
});

Gets the List to which this paragraph belongs. Throws an ItemNotFound error if the paragraph isn't in a list.

readonly list: Word.List;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the ListItem for the paragraph. Throws an ItemNotFound error if the paragraph isn't part of a list.

readonly listItem: Word.ListItem;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the ListItem for the paragraph. If the paragraph isn't part of a list, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

readonly listItemOrNullObject: Word.ListItem;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the List to which this paragraph belongs. If the paragraph isn't in a list, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

readonly listOrNullObject: Word.List;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Specifies the outline level for the paragraph.

outlineLevel: number;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Gets the parent body of the paragraph.

readonly parentBody: Word.Body;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the content control that contains the paragraph. Throws an ItemNotFound error if there isn't a parent content control.

readonly parentContentControl: Word.ContentControl;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Gets the content control that contains the paragraph. If there isn't a parent content control, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

readonly parentContentControlOrNullObject: Word.ContentControl;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the table that contains the paragraph. Throws an ItemNotFound error if it isn't contained in a table.

readonly parentTable: Word.Table;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the table cell that contains the paragraph. Throws an ItemNotFound error if it isn't contained in a table cell.

readonly parentTableCell: Word.TableCell;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the table cell that contains the paragraph. If it isn't contained in a table cell, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

readonly parentTableCellOrNullObject: Word.TableCell;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the table that contains the paragraph. If it isn't contained in a table, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

readonly parentTableOrNullObject: Word.Table;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Specifies the right indent value, in points, for the paragraph.

rightIndent: number;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Specifies the spacing, in points, after the paragraph.

spaceAfter: number;

Property Value

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/paragraph-properties.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Set the space (in points) after the first paragraph.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst().spaceAfter = 20;

  await context.sync();
});

Specifies the spacing, in points, before the paragraph.

spaceBefore: number;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Specifies the style name for the paragraph. Use this property for custom styles and localized style names. To use the built-in styles that are portable between locales, see the "styleBuiltIn" property.

style: string;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/manage-styles.yaml

// Applies the specified style to a paragraph.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const styleName = $("#style-name-to-use").val() as string;
  if (styleName == "") {
    console.warn("Enter a style name to apply.");
    return;
  }

  const style: Word.Style = context.document.getStyles().getByNameOrNullObject(styleName);
  style.load();
  await context.sync();

  if (style.isNullObject) {
    console.warn(`There's no existing style with the name '${styleName}'.`);
  } else if (style.type != Word.StyleType.paragraph) {
    console.log(`The '${styleName}' style isn't a paragraph style.`);
  } else {
    const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;
    body.clear();
    body.insertParagraph(
      "Do you want to create a solution that extends the functionality of Word? You can use the Office Add-ins platform to extend Word clients running on the web, on a Windows desktop, or on a Mac.",
      "Start"
    );
    const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = body.paragraphs.getFirst();
    paragraph.style = style.nameLocal;
    console.log(`'${styleName}' style applied to first paragraph.`);
  }
});

Specifies the built-in style name for the paragraph. Use this property for built-in styles that are portable between locales. To use custom styles or localized style names, see the "style" property.

styleBuiltIn: Word.BuiltInStyleName | "Other" | "Normal" | "Heading1" | "Heading2" | "Heading3" | "Heading4" | "Heading5" | "Heading6" | "Heading7" | "Heading8" | "Heading9" | "Toc1" | "Toc2" | "Toc3" | "Toc4" | "Toc5" | "Toc6" | "Toc7" | "Toc8" | "Toc9" | "FootnoteText" | "Header" | "Footer" | "Caption" | "FootnoteReference" | "EndnoteReference" | "EndnoteText" | "Title" | "Subtitle" | "Hyperlink" | "Strong" | "Emphasis" | "NoSpacing" | "ListParagraph" | "Quote" | "IntenseQuote" | "SubtleEmphasis" | "IntenseEmphasis" | "SubtleReference" | "IntenseReference" | "BookTitle" | "Bibliography" | "TocHeading" | "TableGrid" | "PlainTable1" | "PlainTable2" | "PlainTable3" | "PlainTable4" | "PlainTable5" | "TableGridLight" | "GridTable1Light" | "GridTable1Light_Accent1" | "GridTable1Light_Accent2" | "GridTable1Light_Accent3" | "GridTable1Light_Accent4" | "GridTable1Light_Accent5" | "GridTable1Light_Accent6" | "GridTable2" | "GridTable2_Accent1" | "GridTable2_Accent2" | "GridTable2_Accent3" | "GridTable2_Accent4" | "GridTable2_Accent5" | "GridTable2_Accent6" | "GridTable3" | "GridTable3_Accent1" | "GridTable3_Accent2" | "GridTable3_Accent3" | "GridTable3_Accent4" | "GridTable3_Accent5" | "GridTable3_Accent6" | "GridTable4" | "GridTable4_Accent1" | "GridTable4_Accent2" | "GridTable4_Accent3" | "GridTable4_Accent4" | "GridTable4_Accent5" | "GridTable4_Accent6" | "GridTable5Dark" | "GridTable5Dark_Accent1" | "GridTable5Dark_Accent2" | "GridTable5Dark_Accent3" | "GridTable5Dark_Accent4" | "GridTable5Dark_Accent5" | "GridTable5Dark_Accent6" | "GridTable6Colorful" | "GridTable6Colorful_Accent1" | "GridTable6Colorful_Accent2" | "GridTable6Colorful_Accent3" | "GridTable6Colorful_Accent4" | "GridTable6Colorful_Accent5" | "GridTable6Colorful_Accent6" | "GridTable7Colorful" | "GridTable7Colorful_Accent1" | "GridTable7Colorful_Accent2" | "GridTable7Colorful_Accent3" | "GridTable7Colorful_Accent4" | "GridTable7Colorful_Accent5" | "GridTable7Colorful_Accent6" | "ListTable1Light" | "ListTable1Light_Accent1" | "ListTable1Light_Accent2" | "ListTable1Light_Accent3" | "ListTable1Light_Accent4" | "ListTable1Light_Accent5" | "ListTable1Light_Accent6" | "ListTable2" | "ListTable2_Accent1" | "ListTable2_Accent2" | "ListTable2_Accent3" | "ListTable2_Accent4" | "ListTable2_Accent5" | "ListTable2_Accent6" | "ListTable3" | "ListTable3_Accent1" | "ListTable3_Accent2" | "ListTable3_Accent3" | "ListTable3_Accent4" | "ListTable3_Accent5" | "ListTable3_Accent6" | "ListTable4" | "ListTable4_Accent1" | "ListTable4_Accent2" | "ListTable4_Accent3" | "ListTable4_Accent4" | "ListTable4_Accent5" | "ListTable4_Accent6" | "ListTable5Dark" | "ListTable5Dark_Accent1" | "ListTable5Dark_Accent2" | "ListTable5Dark_Accent3" | "ListTable5Dark_Accent4" | "ListTable5Dark_Accent5" | "ListTable5Dark_Accent6" | "ListTable6Colorful" | "ListTable6Colorful_Accent1" | "ListTable6Colorful_Accent2" | "ListTable6Colorful_Accent3" | "ListTable6Colorful_Accent4" | "ListTable6Colorful_Accent5" | "ListTable6Colorful_Accent6" | "ListTable7Colorful" | "ListTable7Colorful_Accent1" | "ListTable7Colorful_Accent2" | "ListTable7Colorful_Accent3" | "ListTable7Colorful_Accent4" | "ListTable7Colorful_Accent5" | "ListTable7Colorful_Accent6";

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/90-scenarios/doc-assembly.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
    const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("Timeline", "End");
    paragraph.styleBuiltIn = "Heading2";
    const paragraph2: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("The Services shall commence on July 31, 2015, and shall continue through July 29, 2015.", "End");
    paragraph2.styleBuiltIn = "Normal";
    const paragraph3: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("Project Costs by Phase", "End");
    paragraph3.styleBuiltIn = "Heading2";
    // Note a content control with the title of "ProjectCosts" is added. Content will be replaced later.
    const paragraph4: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("<Add Project Costs Here>", "End");
    paragraph4.styleBuiltIn = "Normal";
    paragraph4.font.highlightColor = "#FFFF00";
    const contentControl: Word.ContentControl = paragraph4.insertContentControl();
    contentControl.title = "ProjectCosts";
    const paragraph5: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("Project Team", "End");
    paragraph5.styleBuiltIn = "Heading2";
    paragraph5.font.highlightColor = "#FFFFFF";
    const paragraph6: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("Terms of Work", "End");
    paragraph6.styleBuiltIn = "Heading1";
    const paragraph7: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("Contractor shall provide the Services and Deliverable(s) as follows:", "End");
    paragraph7.styleBuiltIn = "Normal";
    const paragraph8: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("Out-of-Pocket Expenses / Invoice Procedures", "End");
    paragraph8.styleBuiltIn = "Heading2";
    const paragraph9 : Word.Paragraph= context.document.body.insertParagraph("Client will be invoiced monthly for the consulting services and T&L expenses. Standard Contractor invoicing is assumed to be acceptable. Invoices are due upon receipt. client will be invoiced all costs associated with out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, costs and expenses associated with meals, lodging, local transportation and any other applicable business expenses) listed on the invoice as a separate line item. Reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses in connection with performance of this SOW, when authorized and up to the limits set forth in this SOW, shall be in accordance with Client's then-current published policies governing travel and associated business expenses, which information shall be provided by the Client Project Manager.", "End");
    paragraph9.styleBuiltIn = "Normal";
    // Insert a page break at the end of the document.
    context.document.body.insertBreak("Page", "End");

    await context.sync();
});

Gets the level of the paragraph's table. It returns 0 if the paragraph isn't in a table.

readonly tableNestingLevel: number;

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the text of the paragraph.

readonly text: string;

Property Value

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[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/get-paragraph-on-insertion-point.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // The collection of paragraphs of the current selection returns the full paragraphs contained in it.
  const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = context.document.getSelection().paragraphs.getFirst();
  paragraph.load("text");

  await context.sync();
  console.log(paragraph.text);
});

Gets a string that represents the paragraph identifier in the current session. ID is in standard 8-4-4-4-12 GUID format without curly braces and differs across sessions and coauthors.

readonly uniqueLocalId: string;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.6 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/manage-annotations.yaml

// Registers event handlers.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  eventContexts[0] = context.document.onParagraphAdded.add(paragraphChanged);
  eventContexts[1] = context.document.onParagraphChanged.add(paragraphChanged);

  eventContexts[2] = context.document.onAnnotationClicked.add(onClickedHandler);
  eventContexts[3] = context.document.onAnnotationHovered.add(onHoveredHandler);
  eventContexts[4] = context.document.onAnnotationInserted.add(onInsertedHandler);
  eventContexts[5] = context.document.onAnnotationRemoved.add(onRemovedHandler);
  eventContexts[6] = context.document.onAnnotationPopupAction.add(onPopupActionHandler);

  await context.sync();

  console.log("Event handlers registered.");
});

...

async function paragraphChanged(args: Word.ParagraphChangedEventArgs) {
  await Word.run(async (context) => {
    const results = [];
    for (let id of args.uniqueLocalIds) {
      let para = context.document.getParagraphByUniqueLocalId(id);
      para.load("uniqueLocalId");

      results.push({ para: para, text: para.getText() });
    }

    await context.sync();

    for (let result of results) {
      console.log(`${args.type}: ID ${result.para.uniqueLocalId}:-`, result.text.value);
    }
  });
}

Lets the paragraph join an existing list at the specified level. Fails if the paragraph cannot join the list or if the paragraph is already a list item.

attachToList(listId: number, level: number): Word.List;

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Returns

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[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Clears the contents of the paragraph object. The user can perform the undo operation on the cleared content.

clear(): void;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for all of the paragraphs.
    paragraphs.load('style');

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();

    // Queue a command to clear the contents of the first paragraph.
    paragraphs.items[0].clear();

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Cleared the contents of the first paragraph.');
});

Deletes the paragraph and its content from the document.

delete(): void;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the text property for all of the paragraphs.
    paragraphs.load('text');

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();

    // Queue a command to delete the first paragraph.
    paragraphs.items[0].delete();

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Deleted the first paragraph.');
});

Moves this paragraph out of its list, if the paragraph is a list item.

detachFromList(): void;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets annotations set on this Paragraph object.

getAnnotations(): Word.AnnotationCollection;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.7 ]

Gets comments associated with the paragraph.

getComments(): Word.CommentCollection;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Gets the currently supported content controls in the paragraph.

getContentControls(options?: Word.ContentControlOptions): Word.ContentControlCollection;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Important: If specific types are provided in the options parameter, only content controls of supported types are returned. Be aware that an exception will be thrown on using methods of a generic Word.ContentControl that aren't relevant for the specific type. With time, additional types of content controls may be supported. Therefore, your add-in should request and handle specific types of content controls.

Gets an HTML representation of the paragraph object. When rendered in a web page or HTML viewer, the formatting will be a close, but not exact, match for of the formatting of the document. This method doesn't return the exact same HTML for the same document on different platforms (Windows, Mac, Word on the web, etc.). If you need exact fidelity, or consistency across platforms, use Paragraph.getOoxml() and convert the returned XML to HTML.

getHtml(): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for all of the paragraphs.
    paragraphs.load('style');

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();

    // Queue a set of commands to get the HTML of the first paragraph.
    const html = paragraphs.items[0].getHtml();

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Paragraph HTML: ' + html.value);
});

Gets the next paragraph. Throws an ItemNotFound error if the paragraph is the last one.

getNext(): Word.Paragraph;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the next paragraph. If the paragraph is the last one, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

getNextOrNullObject(): Word.Paragraph;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the Office Open XML (OOXML) representation of the paragraph object.

getOoxml(): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for the top 2 paragraphs.
    paragraphs.load({select: 'style', top: 2} );

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();

    // Queue a set of commands to get the OOXML of the first paragraph.
    const ooxml = paragraphs.items[0].getOoxml();

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Paragraph OOXML: ' + ooxml.value);
});

Gets the previous paragraph. Throws an ItemNotFound error if the paragraph is the first one.

getPrevious(): Word.Paragraph;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the previous paragraph. If the paragraph is the first one, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

getPreviousOrNullObject(): Word.Paragraph;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the text property for all of the paragraphs.
    paragraphs.load('text');

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();

    // Queue commands to create a proxy object for the next-to-last paragraph.
    const indexOfLastParagraph = paragraphs.items.length - 1;
    const precedingParagraph = paragraphs.items[indexOfLastParagraph].getPreviousOrNullObject();

    // Queue a command to load the text of the preceding paragraph.
    precedingParagraph.load('text');

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    if (precedingParagraph.isNullObject) {
        console.log('There are no paragraphs before the current one.');
    } else {
        console.log('The preceding paragraph is: ' + precedingParagraph.text);
    }
});

Gets the whole paragraph, or the starting or ending point of the paragraph, as a range.

getRange(rangeLocation?: Word.RangeLocation.whole | Word.RangeLocation.start | Word.RangeLocation.end | Word.RangeLocation.after | Word.RangeLocation.content | "Whole" | "Start" | "End" | "After" | "Content"): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/get-paragraph-on-insertion-point.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Get the complete sentence (as range) associated with the insertion point.
  const sentences: Word.RangeCollection = context.document
    .getSelection()
    .getTextRanges(["."] /* Using the "." as delimiter */, false /*means without trimming spaces*/);
  sentences.load("$none");
  await context.sync();

  // Expand the range to the end of the paragraph to get all the complete sentences.
  const sentencesToTheEndOfParagraph: Word.RangeCollection = sentences.items[0]
    .getRange()
    .expandTo(
      context.document
        .getSelection()
        .paragraphs.getFirst()
        .getRange(Word.RangeLocation.end)
    )
    .getTextRanges(["."], false /* Don't trim spaces*/);
  sentencesToTheEndOfParagraph.load("text");
  await context.sync();

  for (let i = 0; i < sentencesToTheEndOfParagraph.items.length; i++) {
    console.log(sentencesToTheEndOfParagraph.items[i].text);
  }
});

Gets reviewed text based on ChangeTrackingVersion selection.

getReviewedText(changeTrackingVersion?: Word.ChangeTrackingVersion): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Gets reviewed text based on ChangeTrackingVersion selection.

getReviewedText(changeTrackingVersionString?: "Original" | "Current"): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Returns the text of the paragraph. This excludes equations, graphics (e.g., images, videos, drawings), and special characters that mark various content (e.g., for content controls, fields, comments, footnotes, endnotes). By default, hidden text and text marked as deleted are excluded.

getText(options?: Word.GetTextOptions | {
            IncludeHiddenText?: boolean;
            IncludeTextMarkedAsDeleted?: boolean;
        }): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.7 ]

Gets the text ranges in the paragraph by using punctuation marks and/or other ending marks.

getTextRanges(endingMarks: string[], trimSpacing?: boolean): Word.RangeCollection;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the collection of the TrackedChange objects in the paragraph.

getTrackedChanges(): Word.TrackedChangeCollection;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.6 ]

Inserts annotations on this Paragraph object.

insertAnnotations(annotations: Word.AnnotationSet): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string[]>;

Parameters

Returns

An array of the inserted annotations identifiers.

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.7 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/manage-annotations.yaml

// Adds annotations to the selected paragraph.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = context.document.getSelection().paragraphs.getFirst();
  const options: Word.CritiquePopupOptions = {
    brandingTextResourceId: "PG.TabLabel",
    subtitleResourceId: "PG.HelpCommand.TipTitle",
    titleResourceId: "PG.HelpCommand.Label",
    suggestions: ["suggestion 1", "suggestion 2", "suggestion 3"]
  };
  const critique1: Word.Critique = {
    colorScheme: Word.CritiqueColorScheme.red,
    start: 1,
    length: 3,
    popupOptions: options
  };
  const critique2: Word.Critique = {
    colorScheme: Word.CritiqueColorScheme.green,
    start: 6,
    length: 1,
    popupOptions: options
  };
  const critique3: Word.Critique = {
    colorScheme: Word.CritiqueColorScheme.blue,
    start: 10,
    length: 3,
    popupOptions: options
  };
  const critique4: Word.Critique = {
    colorScheme: Word.CritiqueColorScheme.lavender,
    start: 14,
    length: 3,
    popupOptions: options
  };
  const critique5: Word.Critique = {
    colorScheme: Word.CritiqueColorScheme.berry,
    start: 18,
    length: 10,
    popupOptions: options
  };
  const annotationSet: Word.AnnotationSet = {
    critiques: [critique1, critique2, critique3, critique4, critique5]
  };

  const annotationIds = paragraph.insertAnnotations(annotationSet);

  await context.sync();

  console.log("Annotations inserted:", annotationIds.value);
});

Inserts a break at the specified location in the main document.

insertBreak(breakType: Word.BreakType | "Page" | "Next" | "SectionNext" | "SectionContinuous" | "SectionEven" | "SectionOdd" | "Line", insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.before | Word.InsertLocation.after | "Before" | "After"): void;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for the top 2 paragraphs.
    // We never perform an empty load. We always must request a property.
    paragraphs.load({select: 'style', top: 2} );

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();

    // Queue a command to get the first paragraph.
    const paragraph = paragraphs.items[0];

    // Queue a command to insert a page break after the first paragraph.
    paragraph.insertBreak(Word.BreakType.page, Word.InsertLocation.after);

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Inserted a page break after the paragraph.');
});

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/insert-line-and-page-breaks.yaml

Word.run(async (context) => {
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst().insertBreak(Word.BreakType.line, "After");

  await context.sync();
  console.log("success");
});

Wraps the Paragraph object with a content control.

insertContentControl(contentControlType?: Word.ContentControlType.richText | Word.ContentControlType.plainText | Word.ContentControlType.checkBox | Word.ContentControlType.dropDownList | Word.ContentControlType.comboBox | "RichText" | "PlainText" | "CheckBox" | "DropDownList" | "ComboBox"): Word.ContentControl;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Note: The contentControlType parameter was introduced in WordApi 1.5. PlainText support was added in WordApi 1.5. CheckBox support was added in WordApi 1.7. DropDownList and ComboBox support was added in WordApi 1.9.

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for the top 2 paragraphs.
    // We never perform an empty load. We always must request a property.
    paragraphs.load({select: 'style', top: 2} );

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();

    // Queue a command to get the first paragraph.
    const paragraph = paragraphs.items[0];

    // Queue a command to wrap the first paragraph in a rich text content control.
    paragraph.insertContentControl();

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Wrapped the first paragraph in a content control.');
});

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/10-content-controls/insert-and-change-content-controls.yaml

// Traverses each paragraph of the document and wraps a content control on each with either a even or odd tags.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  let paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;
  paragraphs.load("$none"); // Don't need any properties; just wrap each paragraph with a content control.

  await context.sync();

  for (let i = 0; i < paragraphs.items.length; i++) {
    let contentControl = paragraphs.items[i].insertContentControl();
    // For even, tag "even".
    if (i % 2 === 0) {
      contentControl.tag = "even";
    } else {
      contentControl.tag = "odd";
    }
  }
  console.log("Content controls inserted: " + paragraphs.items.length);

  await context.sync();
});

Inserts a document into the paragraph at the specified location.

insertFileFromBase64(base64File: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.replace | Word.InsertLocation.start | Word.InsertLocation.end | "Replace" | "Start" | "End"): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Note: Insertion isn't supported if the document being inserted contains an ActiveX control (likely in a form field). Consider replacing such a form field with a content control or other option appropriate for your scenario.

Inserts HTML into the paragraph at the specified location.

insertHtml(html: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.replace | Word.InsertLocation.start | Word.InsertLocation.end | "Replace" | "Start" | "End"): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for the top 2 paragraphs.
    // We never perform an empty load. We always must request a property.
    paragraphs.load({select: 'style', top: 2} );

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();

    // Queue a command to get the first paragraph.
    const paragraph = paragraphs.items[0];

    // Queue a command to insert HTML content at the end of the first paragraph.
    paragraph.insertHtml('<strong>Inserted HTML.</strong>', Word.InsertLocation.end);

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Inserted HTML content at the end of the first paragraph.');
});

Inserts a picture into the paragraph at the specified location.

insertInlinePictureFromBase64(base64EncodedImage: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.replace | Word.InsertLocation.start | Word.InsertLocation.end | "Replace" | "Start" | "End"): Word.InlinePicture;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for all of the paragraphs.
    paragraphs.load('style');

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();

    // Queue a command to get the first paragraph.
    const paragraph = paragraphs.items[0];

    const b64encodedImg = "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAB4AAAANCAIAAAAxEEnAAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAJcEhZcwAADsMAAA7DAcdvqGQAAACFSURBVDhPtY1BEoQwDMP6/0+XgIMTBAeYoTqso9Rkx1zG+tNj1H94jgGzeNSjteO5vtQQuG2seO0av8LzGbe3anzRoJ4ybm/VeKEerAEbAUpW4aWQCmrGFWykRzGBCnYy2ha3oAIq2MloW9yCCqhgJ6NtcQsqoIKdjLbFLaiACnYyf2fODbrjZcXfr2F4AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC";

    // Queue a command to insert a base64 encoded image at the beginning of the first paragraph.
    paragraph.insertInlinePictureFromBase64(b64encodedImg, Word.InsertLocation.start);

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Added an image to the first paragraph.');
});

Inserts OOXML into the paragraph at the specified location.

insertOoxml(ooxml: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.replace | Word.InsertLocation.start | Word.InsertLocation.end | "Replace" | "Start" | "End"): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Inserts a paragraph at the specified location.

insertParagraph(paragraphText: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.before | Word.InsertLocation.after | "Before" | "After"): Word.Paragraph;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Inserts a table with the specified number of rows and columns.

insertTable(rowCount: number, columnCount: number, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.before | Word.InsertLocation.after | "Before" | "After", values?: string[][]): Word.Table;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Inserts text into the paragraph at the specified location.

insertText(text: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.replace | Word.InsertLocation.start | Word.InsertLocation.end | "Replace" | "Start" | "End"): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/insert-in-different-locations.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Replace the last paragraph.
  const range: Word.Range = context.document.body.paragraphs.getLast().insertText("Just replaced the last paragraph!", "Replace");
  range.font.highlightColor = "black";
  range.font.color = "white";

  await context.sync();
});

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(options?: Word.Interfaces.ParagraphLoadOptions): Word.Paragraph;

Parameters

Returns

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(propertyNames?: string | string[]): Word.Paragraph;

Parameters

Returns

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(propertyNamesAndPaths?: {
            select?: string;
            expand?: string;
        }): Word.Paragraph;

Parameters

Returns

Performs a search with the specified SearchOptions on the scope of the paragraph object. The search results are a collection of range objects.

search(searchText: string, searchOptions?: Word.SearchOptions | {
            ignorePunct?: boolean;
            ignoreSpace?: boolean;
            matchCase?: boolean;
            matchPrefix?: boolean;
            matchSuffix?: boolean;
            matchWholeWord?: boolean;
            matchWildcards?: boolean;
        }): Word.RangeCollection;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Selects and navigates the Word UI to the paragraph.

select(selectionMode?: Word.SelectionMode): void;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/35-ranges/scroll-to-range.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // If select is called with no parameters, it selects the object.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getLast().select();

  await context.sync();
});

...

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Select can be at the start or end of a range; this by definition moves the insertion point without selecting the range.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getLast().select(Word.SelectionMode.end);

  await context.sync();
});

Selects and navigates the Word UI to the paragraph.

select(selectionModeString?: "Select" | "Start" | "End"): void;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Sets multiple properties of an object at the same time. You can pass either a plain object with the appropriate properties, or another API object of the same type.

set(properties: Interfaces.ParagraphUpdateData, options?: OfficeExtension.UpdateOptions): void;

Parameters

Returns

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/90-scenarios/multiple-property-set.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst();
  paragraph.set({
    leftIndent: 30,
    font: {
      bold: true,
      color: "red"
    }
  });

  await context.sync();
});

...

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const firstParagraph: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst();
  const secondParagraph: Word.Paragraph = firstParagraph.getNext();
  firstParagraph.load("text, font/color, font/bold, leftIndent");

  await context.sync();

  secondParagraph.set(firstParagraph);

  await context.sync();
});

Sets multiple properties on the object at the same time, based on an existing loaded object.

set(properties: Word.Paragraph): void;

Parameters

Returns

Splits the paragraph into child ranges by using delimiters.

split(delimiters: string[], trimDelimiters?: boolean, trimSpacing?: boolean): Word.RangeCollection;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/35-ranges/split-words-of-first-paragraph.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst();
  const words = paragraph.split([" "], true /* trimDelimiters*/, true /* trimSpaces */);
  words.load("text");

  await context.sync();

  for (let i = 0; i < words.items.length; i++) {
    if (i >= 1) {
      words.items[i - 1].font.highlightColor = "#FFFFFF";
    }
    words.items[i].font.highlightColor = "#FFFF00";

    await context.sync();
    await pause(200);
  }
});

Starts a new list with this paragraph. Fails if the paragraph is already a list item.

startNewList(): Word.List;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/20-lists/insert-list.yaml

// This example starts a new list with the second paragraph.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const paragraphs: Word.ParagraphCollection = context.document.body.paragraphs;
  paragraphs.load("$none");

  await context.sync();

  // Start new list using the second paragraph.
  const list: Word.List = paragraphs.items[1].startNewList();
  list.load("$none");

  await context.sync();

  // To add new items to the list, use Start or End on the insertLocation parameter.
  list.insertParagraph("New list item at the start of the list", "Start");
  const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = list.insertParagraph("New list item at the end of the list (set to list level 5)", "End");

  // Set up list level for the list item.
  paragraph.listItem.level = 4;

  // To add paragraphs outside the list, use Before or After.
  list.insertParagraph("New paragraph goes after (not part of the list)", "After");

  await context.sync();
});

Overrides the JavaScript toJSON() method in order to provide more useful output when an API object is passed to JSON.stringify(). (JSON.stringify, in turn, calls the toJSON method of the object that's passed to it.) Whereas the original Word.Paragraph object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as Word.Interfaces.ParagraphData) that contains shallow copies of any loaded child properties from the original object.

toJSON(): Word.Interfaces.ParagraphData;

Returns

Track the object for automatic adjustment based on surrounding changes in the document. This call is a shorthand for context.trackedObjects.add(thisObject). If you're using this object across .sync calls and outside the sequential execution of a ".run" batch, and get an "InvalidObjectPath" error when setting a property or invoking a method on the object, you need to add the object to the tracked object collection when the object was first created. If this object is part of a collection, you should also track the parent collection.

track(): Word.Paragraph;

Returns

Release the memory associated with this object, if it has previously been tracked. This call is shorthand for context.trackedObjects.remove(thisObject). Having many tracked objects slows down the host application, so please remember to free any objects you add, once you're done using them. You'll need to call context.sync() before the memory release takes effect.

untrack(): Word.Paragraph;

Returns